Tuesday, July 03, 2012

Zwickau, Germany

Zwickau in Germany, former
seat of the government of the southwestern region of the Free State of
Saxony, belongs to an industrial and economical core region. Nowadays it is
the capital city of the district of Zwickau. The city is situated in a valley
at the foot of the Erzgebirge Mountains and is also part of the
so-called Saxon triangle metropolitan area, an economic network that includes Leipzig-Halle,
Dresden. The city has slightly fewer than 100,000 inhabitants but has a
regional catchments area of over 480,000 people. The city can be easily reached
by car via the nearby Autobahns A4 and A72. The city has a main railway station
(Zwickau-Hbf) and is also reachable via a public airfield, which takes light
aircraft.Zwickau, known as the city of Automobiles and Robert
Schumann (the famous composer), is the cradle of the Saxon automotive
industry with an over one hundred year old tradition. The city has a long
history of automotive development and automobile industry along with Auto
Union. Well known beyond Germany's borders are trademarks such as Horch, Audi,
Trabant and Volkswagen. The "Westsächsische Hochschule
Zwickau" - University of Applied Sciences - has therefore always been
an important centre for automotive development.The valley of the 166 km long Zwickauer Mulde River
stretches from the Vogtland to the famous Colditz Castle at the
other extreme. The Silver Road, Saxony's longest scenic road, connects Dresden
with Zwickau. The German ADAC City Guide recently wrote, "The
town of Zwickau has transformed itself over the years from a traditional mining
town into an elegant Art-Nouveau town, which is well worth discovering.“ Sven sent this pretty card to me

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